[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H565-H566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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           LIVING UP TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM AND EQUITY

  (Ms. NEWMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NEWMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the millions of 
Americans who continue to be denied housing, education, public 
services, and much, much more because they identify as members of the 
LGBTQ community; Americans like my own daughter who, years ago, bravely 
came out to her parents as transgender.
  I knew from that day on, my daughter would be living in a nation 
where, in most of it States, she could be discriminated against merely 
because of who she is. And yet, it was still the happiest day of my 
life, because my daughter has found her authentic self.
  And as any mother would, I swore that I would fight to ensure this 
country changes for the better. Without the Equality Act, this Nation 
will never live up to its principles of freedom and equality. The right 
time to pass this act was decades ago. The second best time is right 
now.
  I am voting yes on the Equality Act for Evie Newman, my daughter, and 
the strongest, bravest person I know.

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